Cow-stanchion.



1". A. BRUNDAGB.

COW STANGHION.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.24, 1911.

lPatented Dec. 5,1911.

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COLUMNA PLANOURAPM 1:0.. WASHINGTON. n. fz.

FRED A. BRUNDAGE, OF BELMONT, NEW YORK.

GOW-STANCHION.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED A. BRUNDAGE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Belmont, in the county of Allegany and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Cow-Stanchion, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates generally to cow stanchions, and more particularlyit involves an improved form of stanchion having means whereby themovable bar in the stanchion may be locked and unlocked.

The object of my invention is to provide a cow stanchion having animproved locking means whereby the movable bar may be easily and quicklybrought to either operative or inoperative position.

A. further object of the invention is to provide an improved meanswhereby the movable bars on a plurality of stanchions may besimultaneously operated, thereby locking or unlocking the said movablebars.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cow stanchion ofsimple construction with an improved operating means for locking orunlocking the movable bar of the stanchion, the construction of theparts being such that any number of stanchions may be convenientlyoperated at the same time.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis speciication, in which like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, andin which- Figure 1 is aperspective view showing a plurality of stanchions with the locking barsthereon in inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a front view of one of thestanchions with the supporting frame therefor, partly in section; Fig. 3is a horizontal sectional view through the upper stanchion member offigure; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the horizontallyextending operating rod of the clevises carried thereby, on the line 4-4of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view showing the operating barin a different position.

The stanchion is made up of the upper horizontally extending members 1,1', the lower horizontally extending members 2, 2, with the verticallyextending members 3, 3, and also provided with the vertically extendingpivoted bar 4 movable at its upper end between the horizontallyextending members Speeication of Letters Fatent.

Application filed March 24, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Serial No. 616,574.

1, 1', and pivoted at its lower end at 5 between the lower horizontallyextending members 2, 2.

The supporting frame for the stanchion comprises the uprights 6, 7, withthe floor member 8, and the cross member 9, the stanchion being pivotedbetween the members 8 and 9 by means of pins 10, 11.

The leaf spring 12 is suitably supported within the lower stanchionmember 2, 2, the free end of this spring being in engagement with theside portion and movable stanchion bar 4, the tendency of this springbeing to force the bar 4 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.2.

The upper end of the bar 4 is tapered, as

at 13, and a cord or wire 14 is suitably attached at 15 adjacent theupper end of this bar, this cord or wire extending out through thehollow pivot member 11. It is to be noted that the movable bar 4 (Fig.2) is movable from the position shown in dotted lines to that shown infull lines, and vice versa, means being provided to sustain this bar ineither position; the bar in its inoperative position, shown in dottedlines, is held in place by abutting against the spacer block 16contained between the upper stanchion members 1 and 1.

Extending horizontally of the uprights 6 and 7, and if more than onestanchion -is used, between the uprights 6, 7 and 8', is the locking rod17 having a crank end 18, the bar being suitably supported in bearings19, 20, 21, carried by each of the uprights. The crank end 18 of thelocking rod is provided with an eye 22 in engagement with a suitablewire 23 extending through a pulley or eye-hole 24 and having a suitableportion extending to the out-side of the barn or other structure wherebythe locking rod may be operated from the outside of the barn in case offire, thereby releasing the animals.

The clevis 26 having at each end thereof a suitable bearing portion 27,28, through which the locking rod 17 is extended, is held firmly inposition on this rod by means of the locking screws 29, 30. Freelysuspended on the rod 17 is a short arm 31 having an eye portion 32 inengagement with the rod, the opposite end of the arm being connected toa piece of cord or wire 14 `whereby turning the crank 18 in a clockwisedirection will bring the clevis 26 into engagement with the arm 31whereby the cord 14, and with it the movable stanchion bar 4, will.turned about the pivots 10 and 11, I make use of the locking hook 35preferably made from a single piece of wire having coeXtensive portions36, 37, the end of the portion 37 being pivotally engaged at 38 with thehorizontal stanchion member 1, the end 39 of the other portion 3G beingoffset and eX- tending into the opening 40 provided in the stanchionmembers l, 1. The portions 36 and 37 of the hook member 35 adjacent oneend thereof are separated from each other as at 41 and the hook end ofan arm 42 is engaged with the portion 37, the other end of this armbeing suitably supported on a clevis 43 freely carried on the lockingrod 17. It will be noted from Fig. 2 that the inturned end 39 of themovable hook member lies in the path of the tapered end 13 of themovable stanchion bar 4 so that as this bar is moved from the dottedline position to the full line position, the .tapered end thereof willengage the end of the hook,

forcing the hook upwardly until the bar is passed into the full lineposition of Fig. 2, when the hook will fall into engagement with therear side of the upper portion of the movable stanchion bar therebyholding it firmly in the full line position. lhen it isdesired to bringthe movable stanchion bars into inoperative position, as when it isdesired to release the cattle, the crank 18 is turned counter-clockwisewhereby the clevis 26, carried by the rod 17, will come into engagementwith the clevis 43 also carried by this rod, thereby lifting theinturned end 39 of the movable hook member 35 by means of the arm 42,the leaf spring 12 forcing the stanchion bar 4 to inoperative positionwhen this inturned end 39 has been moved up and out of contact with therear side of the upper portion thereof.

It is apparent that any number of stanchions may be simultaneouslybrought to inoperative position by a single turn of the crank 18 and,due to the peculiar formation of the movable hook member 35, thestanchion may turn about the pivots 10 and 11 with no danger of themovable stanchion bar 4 being released.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In combination with a cow stanchion, a hook carried thereby, amovable rod having a plurality of parts depending therefrom, one of thesaid parts being movable with the said rod and the remaining said partsbeing freely movable on the said rod, one of the last-named parts beingin engagement with the movable stanchion member, the other of the saidparts being in engagement with the hook member carried by the stanchion,whereby as the rod is moved in either direction the member movabletherewith will engage either of the movable members thereon, whereby themovable stanchion bar may be brought to operative position or may bereleased from the said operative position.

2. In combination with a cow stanchion, a spring carried thereby and inengagement with the movable lstanchion bar, means whereby the said barmay be brought to operative position against the pressure of the saidspring, and means comprising a movable rod having a part extendingtherefrom and movable therewith, another part eX- tending therefrom andfreely movable thereon, the said last-named part being in engagementwith the movable hook carried by the said stanchion and in engagementwith the movable stanchion member for holding it in operative position,movement of the said rod bringing the member movable therewith intoengagement with the member movable thereon, whereby the said hook memberwill be moved and the said spring will bring the movable stanchion barto inoperative position.

3. In combination with a cow stanchion, a hook carried thereby, aspring, also carried thereby and .in engagement with the movablestanchion bar, a movable rod carried thereby and having a plurality ofparts depending therefrom, one of the said parts being movable with thebar and adapted to engage either of the other said parts as the rod isturned in either direction, one of the other said parts having an armmovable therewith and in engagement with the aforesaid hook, the otherof the said parts having a flexible connection with the free end n ofthe movable stanchion bar, whereby when the rod is turned in onedirection the stanchion bar will be moved into engagement with the saidhook, and when turned in the opposite direction the said hook will befreed from engagement with the said bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED A. BRUNDAGE.

Witnesses:

G. W. PAUL, I-I. R. SARTORE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents;

Washington, D. C.

